Colorado Springs Sister Cities International
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek, capitol of Kyrgyzstan, is one of the most beautiful and progressive cities in Central Asia. It is the nation's capital and is located along the ancient Silk Road. This city of 800,000 people at the base of the Tien Shan mountain range has a climate similar to that of Colorado Springs. Bishkek is a film industry hub and has vast capacities for industry and mining, as well as tourism and recreation.
A group from Bishkek and Kyrgyzstan visited Colorado Springs as a part of the Library of Congress open world program in June, 2009. Here they are joined by their American hosts to sing to the guitar playing of Bolotbek Tynaliyev.
